What would you hope for? A universally content society? Total equality? The perfect drug? That’s what Aldous Huxley gives us in the future London of Brave New World.

Of course, the author was famous for experimental drug use. On the other hand, I’m sure he wasn’t thinking, wouldn’t the world be a better place if everyone took LSD? Because that’s just silly.

Huxley’s Soma is a beautiful invention of future pharmacology. It’s Brain Candy without the crazy, comatose side effects. And Huxley also understands that a happy person is one who is getting laid on a regular basis. So everyone does. Yippee.

As long as you don’t mind being average, your life would be grand in this future society. We can only hope.

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